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Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters who hold a large swathe of territory in both Iraq and Syria, […]


Opinion: What Went Wrong in Kobani?

Opinion: What Went Wrong in Kobani?

by | Oct 19, 2014 | Opinion

I have been of the opinion that directing airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Syria has been a mistake since the international campaign against the group began. ISIS must first be defeated on Iraqi territory and thereby driven out of the...
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FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, a Saudi anti-government protester carries a poster with the image of jailed Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during the funeral of three Shiite Muslims allegedly killed by Saudi security forces in the eastern town of al-Awamiya, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed al-Nimr, the brother of Nimr al-Nimr […]


Opinion: Hezbollah and the Saudi Terrorist

Opinion: Hezbollah and the Saudi Terrorist

by | Oct 19, 2014 | Opinion

Just look and see who has issued a statement calling on international human right organizations to intervene in Saudi Arabia. It is none other than the terrorist Hezbollah group! Lebanon’s Hezbollah took this decision in response to a Saudi judicial decision...
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Members of the Iraqi parliament attend a parliamentary vote of confidence at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, 08 September 2014. (EPA/Ali Abbas)